Shade and curtain hanger.



S. O. DOUGHERTY.

SHADE AND CURTAIN HANGER.

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STEPHEN O. DOUGHERTY, OF TORONTO, OHIO.

SHADE AND CURTAIN HANGER.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

Application filed April 3, 1908. Serial No. 424,977.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN O. DOUGH- ERTY, citizen of the United States, at Toronto, in the county of Jefferson and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shade and Curtain Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is an improved shade and curtain hanger that may be adjusted to accommodate shades of difierent widths, and thus eliminate the necessity of trimming the shades, and which may be extended to hold a curtain pole in adjusted position, to prevent the curtain from interfering with the operation of the shade. And a further object of the invention is a simple, durable and efficient construction of a device of this character which may be readily applied to a window and secured to the window casing without marring or otherwise defacing the latter.

With these and other objects in view that will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions,- arrangements and combinations of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and then point out the novel features thereof in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, and to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved shade and curtain hangers, showing them applied to a window; Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a detail View in perspective, of one of the shade brackets; Fig. 4: is a similar view of another bracket; Fig. 5 is a trans verse section of a shade bracket showing it connected to the cross strip; Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1 illustrating the use of the holding strip; Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one modification of the invention with the supporting arm removed; Fig. 8 is a similar view of another modification; aml, Fig. 9 is a detail view in perspective of the shade bracket employed in the modification illustrated in Fig. 7

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

residing I My improved curtain and shade hangers are employed in pairs, and are designed to be secured to a window casing, at the upper corners thereof. Each of these hangers embodies a base which is preferably constructed of an integral strip of metal secured at one end to the upper edge of the window casing at an intermediate point thereof, and extending outwardly along the same and beyond the side edge of the casing to form a cross-piece 1, said strip being bent upwardly, and outwardly to form an upper portion 2. The strip then extends vertically downwardly, and inwardly to form a lower portion 3, and then upwardly, as indicated at l, with the extremity of the strip extending upwardly and outwardly and secured to the vertical portion thereof to brace the parts of the base.

The lower portion 3 of the strip, is formed with a slot 5 in which a thumb screw 6 is mounted to adjustably secure the base to a holding strip 6*, the inner end of said holding strip being angularly disposed and rigidly secured to the side edge of the window casing. An outstanding curtain bracket 7 is riveted or otherwise suitably secured at its ends to the respective upper and lower portions 2 and 3. This bracket is formed in its horizontal portion, with a longitudinal slot 8, and at its front end with an opening 9 in alinement with such slot, a pole supporting arm 10, passing loosely through the opening 9, and being secured in any desired adjusted position to the bracket by means of a turn button 11 mounted in its rear end and in the slot 8 of the bracket.

The cross strip 1 is formed with a longitudinal slot 12, and a shade bracket 13 is formed at its upper end with an inwardly disposed lug 14 which extends beneath the cross-strip, and which is formed with two spaced hooked lips 15 that are engaged with the slot 12, and slidingly connect the shade bracket to the cross-strip. This lug 14 is formed intermediate of the hooked lips 15 with a hole 16 extending therethrough in alinement with the slot 12.

In the practical use of my improved shade and curtain hangers, they are secured to the window casing, as before described, the shade brackets 13 being then adjusted in the slots 12 so as to accommodate the required shade, and tacks being inserted through the slots 12 and the holes 16 registering therewith, and embedded in the window casing to hold the shade brackets in adjusted position, and to further secure the bases to the casing. The pole supporting arms 10 are extended by manipulating the turn buttons 11, so as to regulate the position of the curtain pole, and prevent the curtain from interfering with the operation of the shade.

In one modification of this inventiomas clearly illustrated in Fig. 7, the base comprises only the cross-strip l, which is secured to the upper edge of the window casing, and which is bent upwardly at its outer end, and formed integral with the upper end of the curtain bracket 7 the lower end of such bracket being secured to the side edge of the casing as shown.

In another modification of the invention, the base comprises only the strip 1 which is secured to the outer face of the casing, and which is formed, at its outer end, integral with the curtain bracket 7 that is also secured to the outer face of the casing. In this case, the lug la of the shade bracket 13*, is upwardly disposed, and is mounted between the strip 1 and the outer face of the casing, as clearly shown in Figs. 7 and S. This modified form is designed to be employed only when it is necessary to secure the hanger to the outer face of the casing.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

"1. A shade and curtain hanger comprising a base designed to be secured to a window casing, and embodying a cross-strip arranged to extend transversely of the latter, and formed with a slot, a curtain bracket supported by the base, a shade bracket formed with a lug having hooked lips engaged with and slidingly mount-ed in the slot of the cross-strip, and means for securing :the bracket in any desiredadjusted position.

2. A shade and curtain hanger comprising a base designed to be secured to a window casing, and embodying a cross-strip arranged to extend transversely of the latter, and formed with a slot, a curtain bracket supported by the base, and a shade bracket formed at its upper end with a lug, having spaced lips slidingly mounted in the slot, said lug being formed intermediate of the lips with a hole extending therethrough and in alinement with the slot.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN 0. DOUGHERTY. [1,. s.]

Witnesses:

T. A. GAVIN, GEO. C. WETZEL. 

